• Question: Do you know the periodic table off by heart?

    Asked by bethparsons to Clare, Dave, Glo, Ozge, Sean on 14 Jun 2011.
    • Photo: Sean Clement

      Sean Clement answered on 14 Jun 2011:

      Haha, not even close! Chemistry has never been my strongest subject…

    • Photo: Dave Sproson

      Dave Sproson answered on 14 Jun 2011:

      Nope, though that would be an excellent geek party piece! I used to know the first 20 elements when I was studying chemistry A-level, but that was quite a while ago now!

    • Photo: Ozge Ozkaya

      Ozge Ozkaya answered on 14 Jun 2011:

      No, but again it’s easy enough to find out about it. I think the more you study the more you realise that what’s really important is how and where you can find information 🙂

    • Photo: Clare Woulds

      Clare Woulds answered on 14 Jun 2011:

      NO! I used to know some of the top bit quites well (groups 1, 2, 4 and 7 were on the A-level chemistry syllabus), but you only really know the bits you use a lot. I know, for example, that the abundance of the carbon isotope with atomic weight 13 is about 1.1% of all carbon (the common isotope having mass 12 of course!).

    • Photo: Gloeta Massie

      Gloeta Massie answered on 14 Jun 2011:

      In the long, cold hours of these Australian winter nights, I get bored. So – I’ve started memorizing this song just to keep myself entertained. I’m up to arsenic. Obviously, I’m not very good yet. http://youtu.be/GFIvXVMbII0

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